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Surveillance of Pertussis cases in hospitalised babies

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: J00-J99- Diseases of the respiratory systemHealth Condition 2: null- Hospitalised infants with clinical suspicion of pertussis
Registration Number
CTRI/2018/07/014911
Lead Sponsor
KEM Hospital Research Centre
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Closed to Recruitment of Participants
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1. Age <1 year

2. Hospitalization in one of the study hospitals

3. Fulfilling the clinical criteria for Pertussis

4. Parent/ guardian of the child give written informed consent

Clinical criteria

Progressive cough, possibly paroxysmal, with coryza and no or minimal fever

PLUS one or more of the following symptoms or conditions:

1. Whoop

2. Apnea

3. Post-tussive emesis

4. Cyanosis

5. Seizure

6. Pneumonia

7. Worsening of symptoms at night

8. Increased white blood cell (WBC) count (>= 20,000 WBC per mcl with >= 10,000 lymphocytes per mcl)

9. Close exposure to an older child, adolescent or adult with prolonged afebrile cough illness.

10. Neonates and young infants ( <60 days) may present without cough and any one or more of the above symptoms without any obvious cause may be considered for suspicion of pertussis and inclusion as possible pertussis.

Exclusion Criteria

Parent/ guardian not agreeing for written informed consent

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
umber and proportion of hospitalized infants with laboratory confirmed pertussis amongst the all infants with clinical suspicion of pertussis.Timepoint: 12 Months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Clinical characteristics and complications in infants with laboratory confirmed pertussisTimepoint: 12 months;Economic burden of pertussis on householdTimepoint: 12 months;Seasonality of the laboratory confirmed pertussisTimepoint: 12 months;Socio-demographic profiling of the laboratory confirmed pertussis casesTimepoint: 12 months
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